Isaiah 55:9
For as heavens be raised from earth, so my ways be raised from your ways, and my thoughts from your thoughts.This verse in the real world
In what words
- גָּבַהּgâbahhto soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughty
- מַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâha contrivance, i.e. (concretely) a texture, machine, or (abstractly) intention, plan (whet
- שָׁמַיִםshâmayimthe sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move,
- דֶּרֶךְdereka road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
- אֶרֶץʼeretsthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Rom 11:31–36, Psa 103:11, Mat 11:25, Psa 77:19, Psa 36:5, Psa 89:2